1
a
: lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
b
: a similar network (as in theater scenery) used for support and manipulation
2
: clothing
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Examples of rigging in a Sentence
They checked the rigging before they set sail.
even at the Ivies they dress in the standard rigging of the college student: T-shirt and jeans
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Her talk covered the presidential campaign, election fundraising and her fears of election rigging, among other topics.
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
Step 3: Insert one end of your trick worm into the wacky rigging tool and then roll an o-ring onto the worm.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 16 May 2024
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
Step 3: Insert one end of your trick worm into the wacky rigging tool and then roll an o-ring onto the worm.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 16 May 2024
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“Rigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigging. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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rigging
noun
rig·ging
ˈrig-iŋ 
-ən
1
: the ropes and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
2
: equipment for supporting and working something (as theater scenery)
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